Friday, December 19, 2008
Listy, but you get used to it
Here are two lists, because my life right now seems to consist mainly of identifying things that need to be done and then doing them. SO:
LIST 1: baked goods that are now in residence with me to ease the transition to multi-childedness:
* Six kinds of gourmet english muffins
* Schnecken (courtesy of cousins who picked up our slack this year)
* Pumpkin Pie (extra-smooth and custardy)
* Tapioca pudding (it isn’t officially baked but it does have eggs and is thickened over heat so sue me)
* Plum pudding (from the Irish Bakery and not the sort of pudding one typically encounters)
* Korean rice candy (also technically not baked but made of grains and honey, though frozen and spun into 16,000 individual strands)
* Gingerbread house (or what’s left of it)
The “Atkins Seal of Stay-The-Hell-Away has been permanently affixed to the range hood.
List 2: now that I’ve come back from a transcontinental journey I think I can speak with some authority on international conventions. Really, there’s only one worth worrying about, so here it is: CONTINENTAL BREAKFASTS, BY CONTINENT:
* Europe: croissant and cappuccino
* North America: waffles and a cup of gravy
* South America: hush puppies and pisco
* Africa: Johnnycakes and crude oil
* Asia: pappadums and juuk
* Australia: pizza and beer
* Antarctica: snowcones (unflavored)
Okay that is enough for right now. If I’m lucky I’ll get a chance to upload some photos or share some stories soon but for now I think I have a baby to deal with.
